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Religious
Education Program
Director: Mr. Stephen Kenny
Telephone: (203) 723-0782
Class Schedule
Sunday
9:00am – 10:15am for Grade 1 through Grade 4
10:30am – 11:00am for Kindergarten
4:15pm – 7:10pm for Confirmation Grades 9 & 10
Monday
6:00pm - 7:15pm for Grades 5 & 6
Thursday
6:00pm - 7:30pm for Grades 7 & 8
Our Catechists
2008-2009
It is with
grateful hearts that we present to you the following volunteers
who have stepped
up to the plate to share their faith with our
greatest treasures
– your children: (*new this year)
Kindergarten:
Erin Rocha & Morgan Russo*
Grade
1:
Bernadine Kane & Elizabeth O’Neill*
Aides: Kassie DeFala & Nicole
Himmelberger*
Grade
2:
Tina Monck & Maureen Murray*
Aides: Jill Monck & Serena Brylewski
Grade
3:
Linda Rice & Donna Cairns
Aide: Kristine Pakalnis*
Grade
4:
Don & Jackie Duman,
Bob Perugini, Kathleen Naimo
Aides: Paige Wilde, Brett Phillips*
& Jack Nork
Grade
5:
Barbara Daniels, Ellen Brochard
& Kim Petrillo
Aide: Corinne Brochard
Grade
6:
Lisa O’Connor, Mary Chromik &
Al Tuscano
Aide: Denis O’Connor*
Grade
7:
Christina Scappini, Carmen Rodrigues
& Melissa Anderson*
Grade
8:
Earl White & Barbara Pellicano
Grade
9:
Bob McVeigh, Mike Garnett, Helen
Northrup & Doug Wrenn
Confirmation
Grade 10:
Judi McKinney, Christina Scappini,
& Ellen Zalewski
Our Thanks to
them all!
Enrollment
To be enrolled in the Religious
Education Program at Saint
Vincent Ferrer Church, you must be a registered and
active parishioner, and supporting the parish as best as you can through
the Offertory envelope system. This
system is the only way we have of knowing if you are regularly worshipping
with us. (This is important when
requesting Sponsor Certificates when you are asked to be a godparent for
Baptism or sponsor for Confirmation).
Families who have inconsistent attendance patterns at Mass are
considered to be inactive members and consequently are placed on a waiting
list for the CCD Program. Classes
fill up rapidly and we have an obligation to accommodate those parishioners
who actively participate in the life of the parish through Sunday Mass
attendance and financial support all year round, including summertime. It’s only fair.
To assist the CCD Office, please
enter your envelope number in the appropriate place on the registration
form. Your weekly contribution to
the parish allows us to keep the cost of religious education at a
minimum. The fees listed below do
not cover all the costs of the entire Religious Education program. This is why everyone’s weekly contribution
is important. If you need to
register and/or receive envelopes, please contact Diane in the Church
Office.
Regardless of past enrollment in
the CCD Program, no student is automatically pre-registered. We take nothing for granted. You must register for the CCD Program
each year.
Most support this beautiful parish
regularly and I am grateful to you.
Books and supplies are expensive; the education of our children is
an investment in their future as faithful Catholics and good citizens of
our country. The fees for this year
remain the same as last year:
One child $45
Two Children
$70
Three or more $100
Kindergarten is $35 and is held during the Liturgy of the Word at
the 10:30am Mass.
We must order books and supplies
by mid-August so that everything is ready when we begin in September. When registrations are late, books are
ordered late, are not here when the program begins, and your children do
not have what they need to begin their studies. From the start, they already fall behind. So please register by August 15.
Junior High (grades 7 & 8) and
High School Confirmation (grades 9 & 10) are separate academic programs
and have separate registrations. Call
the CCD Office @ 723-0782.
We are blessed to have a dedicated
and experienced Director of Religious Education, Stephen Kenny who is ably
assisted by a group of enthusiastic, faithful, and volunteer
catechists. They do not get paid for
their efforts; they teach because they love the Lord, His children, and
this parish. Please support them in
every way you can in making sure homework assignments are completed on
time, and in good order.
A special thanks to all who made
last year’s program such a success.
I was so impressed with the good will and academic performance of
the students. Many classes
participated in various charitable fund-raisers that benefited several
worthy organizations. I was so proud
to be associated with your kids!
Plans for the coming year have only just begun and Mr. Kenny and I
look forward to working with you and your children.
Sincerely
yours in Christ the Lord,
Reverend
Father Kevin J. Forsyth, Pastor
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